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Think you know how bowl season will shake out? Prove it and join The Gaming Tailgate's Capital One Bowl Mania group on ESPN.com.

This game challenges you to select the winners of each of the NCAA college football bowl games with a Confidence scoring system (assign confidence points to your picks). Best of all, the game is FREE to play!

Here are the main highlights of this update: Additional Cover 3 logic, Ice the Kicker improvements, Defensive AI play calling update, Return of the Franchise Player-lock Camera, and the addition of Play-a-Friend to MUT Squads via password matchmaking.

Free agent Bryce Harper will be the cover athlete for MLB The Show 19, available March 26, 2019. Once Harper announces his free agency decision, an updated cover featuring him with his new team will be revealed.

Once again, EBGames/Gamestop will be the exclusive home of the $100 'Going Yard' Edition of the game that includes a limited edition hat and steelbook. The Digital Deluxe edition retails for $100 and includes numerous Diamond Dynasty packs and items. The $70 MVP Edition includes digital items and also the limited edition steelbook. All other retails will provide pre-orders with 10 Standard Packs and 1 Gold Player Choice Pack.

Continue on to see the first MLB The Show blog detailing information on the pre-order bonuses and various versions of the game.
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Patch #5 is now available for NBA 2K19. The update consists primarily of bug and annoyance fixes, lacking a significant big addition or change.

Some of the improvements include improved logic and visuals of “pulling the chair” in the post, improvements to Play Now Online uniform selection to avoid teams wearing similar color uniforms, and more.

Continue on to see the full list of improvements found in this update.
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Another sizable update, 1.12 allows injured players to placed into the line-up in Play Now and Online H2H modes, improved CPU draft logic based on team needs, and restored the functionality to allow injuries in Franchise leagues using the Competitive Game Style setting, as well as numerous other items.

Continue on to see the full list of improvements made in this update.
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Some of the update highlights include the addition of the new NBA resetting the shot clock to 14 following an offensive rebound, additional Daily Spin prize wheels, improvement to select award selection logic, addressed numerous issues that would cause the game to hang, and much more.

A new game update (1.07) is now available for NBA LIVE 19 and features several items highly requested by the community.

Some of the highlights of this update include player editing within Franchise Mode, the ability to shootaround with your created player on your ONE Court, additional signature shots, increased Stamina effects, and much more.

Not included in the patch notes is that if your player becomes too tired, they will not be able to get a perfect 'green release' shot.

The October Madden NFL 19 game update is now available. Update 1.10 comes in at over 1.5 GB in size.

The biggest additions with this update include doubling the number of available team celebrations, adding retractable roofs and commentary for created Draft Classes in Franchise Mode, as well as addressing a Field Goal Block exploit. Visually, Nike 99 Club Gear enters the game in Franchise and Play Now modes while additional face scans have also been added.

Perhaps the most noteworthy addition comes in MUT and is a new 'ability called “Route Specialist” that gives receivers unique hot routes based on their position and ratings.'

Just one day after the release of game update 1.05, game update 1.05 is now available for NBA LIVE 19.

This update tunes the defensive shot impact when contested, added offensive and defensive stat tracking to the Live Run leaderboard, addressed numerous stability issues, and more. Additional updates are still expected over the next week or so based on tweets from some
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Game update 1.04 is now available for NBA LIVE 19 and comes in at over 4.3 GB in size.

Gameplay improevements include improved defensive positioning to cover to Roller off screens (noted as still a work in progress), improved transition defense & switching, as well as addressing 'warpy' players as they go towards the rim.

The September Madden NFL 19 update is now available and comes in at just over 1 GB in size with updates and improvements coming to nearly every game mode.

According to EA, here are the key highlights of the game update:

GAMEPLAY
- Added Signature Celebration by Douglas Veney, the Touchdown Dance Challenge winner from EA Play
- Updated formula for defenders' ability to play the ball in the air
- Followed new NFL Rules Point of Emphasis – Dives by the ball carrier will be considered as giving himself up on the play, and will be ruled the same as QB slides

FRANCHISE
- Added new To Do items for Weekly and Yearly Awards, Pro Bowl, and Upgrading Players
- Added new filter options to the Roster and Draft Recap menus, so you can see the best players in the league at a glance

Continue on to read the lengthy details of the Madden NFL 19 September update.
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As is normally the case, NBA 2K19 will once again feature a bevy of gameplay improvements.

In an blog authored by Nino Samuel, known in the community as Da Czar, the AI Producer breaks down new features and improvements such as upgraded play art, streamlined OFTC coaching menu, player specific dynamic plays, improved AI play distribution, pick and roll smart switching, improved transition flow and switching, rebuilt double team reactions, attack and retreat pressure relief module, additional freelance sets, new procedure based AI system, as well as series and series AI.

The MyNBA2K19 App is now available, letting users scan their face for The Prelude and NBA 2K19. In addition, the app also includes the popular card collecting game and chances to earn in-game Virtual Currency.

Download the app to your device directly with these links: Android - iOS

Continue on to read the official press release and full details on what is new with the MyNBA2K19 app.
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At the NBA LIVE 19 Launch Party, EA SPORTS revealed the big new feature coming to the title this year, Court Battles.

In Court Battles, users will take their created court and build one squad to defend it and another attacking unit they will play with to try and 'claim' other courts. Users can set their own rules and handicap for their court in an effort to make it more difficult for others to win there and 'claim' it.

Continue on to see the reveal trailer and excerpts of the official blog detailing the mode.
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Friday night, EA SPORTS will be hosting an invite only Launch Party for NBA LIVE 19 from Goya Studios in Hollywood, CA. During this event there will be a Celebrity 3v3 Tournament and Dunk Contest. However, the highlight of the night will be the reveal of a new game feature, Court Battles.

Hosted by Devin Booker and featuring musical guests Nipsey Hussle and Nav, the party will take place from 6-11 PM PT with at least some of the event livestreamed. The Court Battles reveal will take place at 9 PM PT.
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